Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 103 Zheng Tan
When they arrived in Guangzhou, Bai Mingxiu listened to some briefings made by the Prime Minister Tang Beilu, and also learned that Yang Yuchun, the admiral of Guangdong in Huizhou, sent envoys to ask for the title, but did not take any action. Nothing happened, they were stationed in Huizhou, motionless.

Not long after, Bai Mingxiu got the news that Prince Zheng, who was seriously injured and comatose in the dungeon, woke up at this time.

Bai Mingxiu would not send the people below to treat the Yanping County King poorly. After Zheng Chenggong woke up, the guards in charge of guarding him gave him a meal, one meat, one vegetable and one porridge. Set of new clothes.

Zheng Chenggong took a look at the nondescript bunt clothes on his body, he was neither arrogant nor humble, but neither humble nor overbearing, as a superior person, he still had a faint majesty.Zheng Sen asked: "What kind of dress is this, is it prison clothes?"

In this era, gowns and bunts are two classes, so it is no wonder that Zheng Chenggong would not use this clothes as prison clothes.

Although the guard was neither a mercenary nor an Australian, he was one of the soldiers who followed Yongli all the way to Burma. Although he was no longer the main combat force at this time, he was a loyal and reliable internal guard.

"My lord was joking. These shirts and suits are His Royal Highness's regular clothes from Australia. On important occasions, the Crown Prince wears the Crown Clothes. His Highness always wears these when governing the government and leading the army."

After Zheng Chenggong heard it, he also felt strange, but he was also quite dissatisfied, "The Qing court shaved their hair and changed clothes, and acted like a barbarian. His Royal Highness claimed to restore the country, but he also changed the Eguanbo belt into a formal shirt, which is slippery all over the world. It's a big joke."

The guard followed the crown prince, and has learned some basics of writing in the past few days. Bai Mingxiu has popularized education in the whole army and carried out a large-scale literacy. The military pay is complete, the food is good, and the treatment is even better than that of the military households in the past.All the soldiers in the Ming Dynasty Restoration Army were grateful to His Highness the Crown Prince, and strengthened their recognition of everything His Highness advocated.

Although there is a prince in front of him, the guard has his heart towards His Royal Highness, stiffening his neck, the guard also protested: "The prince's words are wrong. Even though I am a small soldier, I also understand that the tartars shave their hair and make clothes easy to force our people in Shenzhou For this reason, if you keep your hair or not, or if you keep your hair or not, it will break the inheritance of my Chinese descendants. And His Highness’s promotion of new clothing is to focus on convenience and action, and pay more attention to the unity of officials and the people, and the equality of the four peoples. What hair style is personal freedom, how can it be compared with Tartars who shave their hair and dress easily?"

Zheng Chenggong didn't expect to be rendered speechless by a small soldier, so he sat down resentfully and prepared to eat.

The soldier seemed to tease the Prince of Yanping on purpose, added some tea for him, and said, "I want to teach the prince to know that this meal of meat, vegetables, and rice is not intended to embarrass the prince, but that His Royal Highness will do it on his own every day." Meals are always like this. Your Highness is frugal in daily use, and often eats with his brothers in the army, and what he eats is ordinary rice, ordinary vegetables and meat."

Zheng Chenggong was surprised when he heard this, but he thought that the soldier was deliberately placed here to praise the prince.Thinking of the great battle at sea, Zheng Chenggong still had lingering fears. At the last moment, he vaguely remembered that it was the prince's navy that defeated the terrible "Dutch fleet" and saved his life.

"Why is His Highness the Prince's navy so strong? Why is there such a huge navy in the South China Sea?"

Not long after he had eaten, Bai Mingxiu came.Just like what the guard said, Bai Mingxiu is also dressed in a "bunt" style. His Royal Highness is wearing a white shirt, dress pants, and his elbows instead of a dress coat with his hair tied up. Look Looking up, he has the demeanor of a handsome and handsome boy, which is not inferior to the young fresh meat of later generations.

Bai Mingxiu opened the door and came in, and the guards on the side saluted him. The Ming Dynasty Restoration Army had already changed their etiquette. From clasping fists and kneeling, all the old salutes were changed to military salutes.

"Your Highness."

Bai Mingxiu nodded to the guards, but Zheng Chenggong was a little at a loss when he saw the two guards saluting something he had never seen before, but he stood up and bowed to Bai Mingxiu.

"Yanping County King, you have been wronged. You may be wondering why there is a Dutch fleet. I guess, probably because they don't want us Ming to control the sea. You took Taiwan, and I took Java. The Dutch may be full. I’m angry, but after this battle, the Dutch will never have the strength to attack us again in the future. Just keep this matter in your heart and don’t mention it in front of outsiders.”

Zheng Chenggong couldn't understand why Bai Mingxiu would say this, so he could only nod in agreement.

Bai Mingxiu sat down, but Zheng Chenggong was still standing. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince waved his hand and said: "King Yanping, please take a seat."

Zheng Chenggong hesitated at first, but he sat down anyway, with only a third of the stool on his buttocks.

"Oh, Your Highness, I originally wanted to attack Guangzhou Mansion with you, but I didn't expect to follow the way of foreign devils and sacrifice so many good brothers." Zheng Chenggong said, feeling quite bitter in his heart. His fleet was already the essence of the Zheng family. , Although the Zheng family still has more ships and more people, the sailors in his hands are the most elite, and the ships are also the largest.The damage was serious this time, and Zheng Chenggong could even consider that his remnants had probably already been incorporated by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Bai Mingxiu did exactly that. Not only that, he also sent a fleet to Taiwan without discussing with Zheng Chenggong, preparing to collect Taiwan Island, and brought the Zheng family's manpower to Guangzhou for my use.

Originally, Zheng Chenggong considered that Li Dingguo was far away in the southwest, and he could come to the side of the crown prince Jianguo, and he would definitely be able to exert great influence at that time and become a powerful vassal on the prince's side.Whether it is the interests of the Zheng family or his own reputation for helping the community in the future, they are all guaranteed.But unexpectedly, inexplicably, the fleet suffered heavy losses, and even the troops were recruited by Bai Mingxiu, and now he has become a prince dependent on others.

Although his son Zheng Jing is still in Jinmen and Xiamen, with [-] troops and hundreds of warships, but judging by the power of His Royal Highness, Zheng Jing's influence may not make him like him.

Bai Mingxiu was actually very satisfied with the situation at this time. He comforted Zheng Sen and said, "King Yanping, you have resisted the Qing Dynasty for 16 years, and you are a model for the world. Earlier, your father granted you the title of King Chao, but you did not accept it. Today I will give you another title." Prince, you were born in Japan, so how about you being named King Ying?"

Bai Mingxiu has evil intentions at all, except for Li Dingguo who sealed a prince in the mainland, Bai Mingxiu plans to seal all the princes overseas in the future, even if Japan has nothing to do with Ming, Bai Mingxiu doesn't mind, anyway, sooner or later he will become a consolation Division.

(End of this chapter)